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The key duties of the position include Our Opportunity
We are looking for a capable, experienced, and highly motivated Principal Legal Officer. Principal Legal Officers are responsible for inquiry project management, team management, report drafting and finalisation, stakeholder engagement, and organisational leadership. They are also members of the ALRC's Executive Leadership Team, helping to strategically orient and direct the organisation. ALRC Principal Legal Officers are exceptional legal thinkers and writers, problem-solvers, leaders, collaborative team players and display an ability to manage and organise their work in the context of tight timeframes. Principal Legal Officers assist Commissioners to formulate evidence-based reform recommendations, draft reports and manage the inquiry team to ensure the ALRC's law reform outputs, processes and activities are timely and best practice.
Who are we looking for?
We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who bring expertise in law and/or policy, understand existing legal systems and structures and have an ability to think outside of them, and are sophisticated researchers, writers, thinkers, project managers and problem solvers. We seek people who bring novel ideas, diverse experiences, global perspectives, and are willing to explore innovative ways of thinking and working. People who work for us will display leadership at all levels, value diversity, apply information effectively to solve problems, and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes.
Key responsibilities of the position: Support the President, Commissioner and Executive Director by:
Leading the Inquiry project manage the inquiry to ensure it meets key milestones, and is delivered on time to the highest standards,manage the inquiry team to ensure roles, responsibilities and timelines are understood, and work is delivered to the highest standard,strategically direct research, writing and consultation into key issues involved in the field of inquiry,demonstrate strong relationship and stakeholder engagement skills, including with government,brief the President, Commissioner and Executive Director on emerging risks and opportunities arising within the inquiry,plan, lead and participate in stakeholder consultation meetings,undertake high level analysis of complex issues and submissions,independently draft, review, and contribute to chapters for consultation documents and final reports, anduse analytical and conceptual skills to formulate, draft and evaluate proposals and recommendations for reform. Contributing to the strategic development of the ALRC Contribute collaboratively and strategically to the senior leadership team and overall direction of the organisation,participate in cross organisational activities, andhelp to deliver the ALRC's professional development program and overall strong culture of excellence, care and collaboration. How to apply Applications are to be emailed to ******. As part of your application, you will need to provide:
your current résumé (no more than three pages)a statement of claims (max. 750 words) explaining why you are suited to the role and the ALRC with reference to the Selection Criteria as outlined abovethe names and contact details of two referees, preferably including a current supervisor. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments, please email ******.
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